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EmmEff · Post by **EmmEff** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:44 pm

I ended up manually installing Slab from Gnome CVS... it works better (with some tweaks using gconf-editor) but still not as smoothly as on SuSE or even Ubuntu. Hoping to see a future ebuild in Portage that just works.

big_gie · Post by **big_gie** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:35 pm

I did a really simple ebuild of Ubuntu System Panel. You'll note that there is no dependency.

Since the source files are on a forum, you first need to download it from http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=229014 and place it in /usr/portage/distfiles

usp-0.41.ebuild wrote:DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu System Panel (USP)"
HOMEPAGE="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=222546"
SRC_URI="${PN}_${PV}-1_all.deb.tar.gz"

LICENSE="GPL"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~x86"
IUSE=""
RESTRICT="fetch"

DEPEND=""

src_unpack() {
echo $WORKDIR
echo ${A}
unpack ${A}
cd $WORKDIR
ar x $WORKDIR/${PN}_${PV}-1_all.deb
tar -zxvf data.tar.gz
rm -f $WORKDIR/usr/bin/usp~
}

src_install() {
mv $WORKDIR/usr ${D}
}

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:05 am

the control-center patch for slab-1.9999 in bugzilla doesn`t work anymore

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 * Applying 01-control-center-fix.patch ...

 * Failed Patch: 01-control-center-fix.patch !
 *  ( /usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.patch )
 * 
 * Include in your bugreport the contents of:
 * 
 *   /var/tmp/portage/slab-1.9999/temp/01-control-center-fix.patch-8093.out


!!! ERROR: gnome-extra/slab-1.9999 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1546:   Called dyn_unpack
  ebuild.sh, line 708:   Called src_unpack
  slab-1.9999.ebuild, line 48:   Called epatch '/usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.patch'
  eutils.eclass, line 341:   Called die

!!! Failed Patch: 01-control-center-fix.patch!
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.

!!! This ebuild is from an overlay: '/usr/local/portage'

hier is the error message in detail

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***** 01-control-center-fix.patch *****

=======================================

PATCH COMMAND:  patch -p0 -g0 -E --no-backup-if-mismatch < /usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.p$

=======================================
patching file control-center/src/control-center.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 139.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file control-center/src/control-center.c.rej
=======================================

PATCH COMMAND:  patch -p1 -g0 -E --no-backup-if-mismatch < /usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.p$

=======================================
can't find file to patch at input line 8
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: control-center/src/control-center.c
|===================================================================
|RCS file: /cvs/gnome/slab/control-center/src/control-center.c,v
|retrieving revision 1.2
|diff -u -p -r1.2 control-center.c
|--- control-center/src/control-center.c        15 Sep 2006 23:02:10 -0000      1.2
|+++ control-center/src/control-center.c        17 Sep 2006 01:10:29 -0000
--------------------------
No file to patch.  Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
=======================================

PATCH COMMAND:  patch -p2 -g0 -E --no-backup-if-mismatch < /usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.p$

=======================================
can't find file to patch at input line 8
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: control-center/src/control-center.c
|===================================================================
|RCS file: /cvs/gnome/slab/control-center/src/control-center.c,v
|retrieving revision 1.2
|diff -u -p -r1.2 control-center.c
|--- control-center/src/control-center.c        15 Sep 2006 23:02:10 -0000      1.2
|+++ control-center/src/control-center.c        17 Sep 2006 01:10:29 -0000
--------------------------
No file to patch.  Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
=======================================

PATCH COMMAND:  patch -p3 -g0 -E --no-backup-if-mismatch < /usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.p$

=======================================
missing header for unified diff at line 8 of patch
can't find file to patch at input line 8
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: control-center/src/control-center.c
|===================================================================
|RCS file: /cvs/gnome/slab/control-center/src/control-center.c,v
|retrieving revision 1.2
|diff -u -p -r1.2 control-center.c
|--- control-center/src/control-center.c        15 Sep 2006 23:02:10 -0000      1.2
|+++ control-center/src/control-center.c        17 Sep 2006 01:10:29 -0000
--------------------------
No file to patch.  Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
=======================================

PATCH COMMAND:  patch -p4 -g0 -E --no-backup-if-mismatch < /usr/local/portage/gnome-extra/slab/files/01-control-center-fix.p$

=======================================
missing header for unified diff at line 8 of patch
can't find file to patch at input line 8
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|Index: control-center/src/control-center.c
|===================================================================
|RCS file: /cvs/gnome/slab/control-center/src/control-center.c,v
|retrieving revision 1.2
|diff -u -p -r1.2 control-center.c
|--- control-center/src/control-center.c        15 Sep 2006 23:02:10 -0000      1.2
|+++ control-center/src/control-center.c        17 Sep 2006 01:10:29 -0000
--------------------------
No file to patch.  Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored

unfortunately i don`t have a bugzilla account. so if someone would be so friendly to post it there. that would be nice.

without the epatch line in the ebuild everything works fine.

thnx in advance

fldc2 · Post by **fldc2** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:59 pm

I made a slab ebuild against current cvs, with patches out there to make it comply more with gentoo.

http://mjukis.googlepages.com/slab-20061005.tar.gz

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:34 pm

i compiled your version. do you update it regulary?

very nice overlay. i bookmarked it.

the patches are nice, too. finally a little logo beside computer.

is it possibly to connect harddisk under status with baobab and the software installer with porthole?

maybe i find it in the patches somewhere.

you should post it to bugzilla. i had no problems.

fldc2 · Post by **fldc2** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:28 pm

vitae wrote:i compiled your version. do you update it regulary?

very nice overlay. i bookmarked it.

the patches are nice, too. finally a little logo beside computer.

is it possibly to connect harddisk under status with baobab and the software installer with porthole?

maybe i find it in the patches somewhere.

you should post it to bugzilla. i had no problems.

Sure, i'll update it regulary.
It's possible to make those changes, i'll change the default behaviour and update the files

Default apps can also be changed in gconf.

fldc2 · Post by **fldc2** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:02 pm

Ok, the same package is updated to use porthole as default package manager and baobab when pressing disk button.
Package manager button can be removed completely by removing the context in /desktop/gnome/applications/main-menu/system-area/package_manager_item
with the gconf configuration editor if this is not wanted, forgot to do this in the schema file patch before.
Disk application can be changed the same way.

http://mjukis.googlepages.com/slab-20061005.tar.gz

saintdev · Post by **saintdev** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:30 am

vitae wrote:the control-center patch for slab-1.9999 in bugzilla doesn`t work anymore

Sorry, that's my fault, and I keep forgeting to set a watch on this thread :/
Fixed now, and FYI all this patch does it to make it so when you click on Control Center you get what's shown under the Desktop->Preferences menu instead of 2-3 items. So it's safe to leave out, you just won't have many items in the Control Center.

@fldc2, you mind me putting a few of those extra patches in the bug?

iamarug · Post by **iamarug** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:40 am

Is there a dependency on network manager? If so, is it possible to remove it somehow?

fldc2 · Post by **fldc2** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:46 am

saintdev wrote:
vitae wrote:the control-center patch for slab-1.9999 in bugzilla doesn`t work anymore
Sorry, that's my fault, and I keep forgeting to set a watch on this thread :/
Fixed now, and FYI all this patch does it to make it so when you click on Control Center you get what's shown under the Desktop->Preferences menu instead of 2-3 items. So it's safe to leave out, you just won't have many items in the Control Center.

@fldc2, you mind me putting a few of those extra patches in the bug?

I don't mind at all.

saintdev · Post by **saintdev** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:37 pm

iamarug wrote:Is there a dependency on network manager? If so, is it possible to remove it somehow?

Yes there is. And not without hacking the source.
Someone more brave may be willing to attempt it, but I don't really want to.

startail · Post by **startail** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:18 pm

I have a probelm, that when I start NetworkManager it starts asking my ISP about a dhcp IP address. And I get one, but that's for my server. How do I configure NM not to ask for a Dynamic IP? I want to keep my internal IP.

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:26 pm

as far as i know it is not yet possible to use a static ip.

they are planning to add this feature next release, but you can disable networkmanager and use gentoo`s network scripts.

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:22 pm

finally I solved an in my eyes serious problem.

I don`t know, if it is a only slab related problem, but it seems that if you use your system with avahi and you don`t have nss-mdns installed you can`t start any programs at the first login with the slab menu.

you have to logout and login first, then it seems to work. that occurs only if you have a wlan pcmcia card.

BrummieJim · Post by **BrummieJim** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:35 pm

Didn't anyone notice they looked crap before trying to install them. The one Novell are talking about looks like the windows XP start menu, the one I always turn off when using *spit* windows.

saintdev · Post by **saintdev** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:41 pm

vitae, never had anything like that happen to me. I'll try uninstalling nss-mdns, and see if I can reproduce it.

@BrummieJim, no one is forcing you to use the menu. Personally I like it because it was designed from the ground up for usability. The people at Novell did a lot of studies (http://betterdesktop.org) on this, and this is the design that came out of that.

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:47 pm

here are my useflags

# Useflags
USE="X -xmms -java -arts -kde -qt3 -qt4 -gpm -apm -mozilla -doc -yelp alsa evo evolution eds gnome crypt gtk gtk2 gtkhtml dvd dvdread cdr ppds usb cups hal pic mmx sse svg rar xvid xine -mplayer ogg vorbis theora mp3 mp4 lcms symlink cdparanoia gimp dbus nautilus dri dga acpi cairo firefox wmf mono opengl openal nptl nptlonly nls scanner ffmpeg foomaticdb glitz glade asf win32codecs spell beagle libnotify gaim on-the-fly-crypt gstreamer exif pop sqlite startup-notification mng png unicode userlocales pdf udev mbox maildir chm bitmap-fonts truetype-fonts truetype tiff de pam pam_console avahi bonjour aac hddtemp howl-compat jpeg mad encode python acl msn keyring galago totem mpeg"

# PC-Einstellungen
CFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium3 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"

# Systemeinstellung
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"

that bug only happens when i log in to my gnome session for the first time and the pcmcia wlan card is inserted. maybe it is a dbus problem. i don`t know.

well, i was so free and changed the ebuild to the current date. it seems like they changed file-area-widget.c in cvs. so the patch number 8 (places) doesn`t work anymore.

fldc2 · Post by **fldc2** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:39 pm

updated files at http://mjukis.googlepages.com/slab-20061021.tar.gz
Two flags was added porthole and baobab, some people don't want a package manager and wants to use gnome-system-monitor instead.
If porthole isn't used the "Install..." button in the right menu should be gone

gcerez · Post by **gcerez** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:42 pm

Tried to edit this but with no help :

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 ./autogen.sh --disable-NetworkManager --prefix=/usr

Is there any way to code this?

ZenGeist · Post by **ZenGeist** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:02 am

I have this bugs:

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/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.1/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: warning: libssl.so.0.9.7, needed by /usr/lib64/libgnomevfs-2.so, may conflict with libssl.so.0.9.8
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.1/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: warning: libcrypto.so.0.9.7, needed by /usr/lib64/libgnomevfs-2.so, may conflict with libcrypto.so.0.9.8
../../libslab/.libs/libslab.so: undefined reference to `nld_search_bar_has_focus'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [application-browser] ¾èØÑÚÐ 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/slab-0.0.1_pre20061021/work/slab/application-browser/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] ¾èØÑÚÐ 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/slab-0.0.1_pre20061021/work/slab'
make: *** [all] ¾èØÑÚÐ 2

!!! ERROR: gnome-extra/slab-0.0.1_pre20061021 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1546:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 937:   Called src_compile
  slab-0.0.1_pre20061021.ebuild, line 82:   Called gnome2_src_compile
  gnome2.eclass, line 64:   Called die

How I can fix this?

fldc2 · Post by **fldc2** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:12 pm

gcerez wrote:Tried to edit this but with no help :
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 ./autogen.sh --disable-NetworkManager --prefix=/usr
Is there any way to code this?

NetworkManager can't be disabled as far as i know.

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:54 pm

i found the source code. can we use this? so there would be more stability instead of using cvs.

http://download.opensuse.org/distributi ... 34.src.rpm

and here someone coded an ebuild for an older version. does anybody know if there are overlays for gnome-main-menu?

http://dev.gentoo.org/~steev/files/gnom ... 6.2.ebuild , but it seems it doesn`t use the rpm source.

greetings

mdmnchr · Post by **mdmnchr** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:08 pm

The cvs of slab seems to have disappeared. Anyone know where it went?

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$ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gnome.org:/cvs/gnome  co slab
cvs server: cannot find module `slab' - ignored
cvs [checkout aborted]: cannot expand modules

vitae · Post by **vitae** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:45 pm

it is here

http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gnome-main-menu/

rmh3093 · Post by **rmh3093** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:39 pm

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.gnome.org:/cvs/gnome co gnome-main-menu

That new GNOME menu

baffled

Where did slab go?